Maple Glazed Pumpkin Spice Pecans Recipe
Maple glazed pumpkin spice pecans are made with simple ingredients, taste amazing, and are a yummy addition to cheese boards and snack mixes.
Maple Glazed Pumpkin Spice Pecans
I have to admit, I was crazy over Pumpkin Spice everything. I mean I tried the Starbucks drink and yep, it was pretty tasty, but all that sugar and the frantic buzz of too much caffeine was just too much. Then I tried the pumpkin scone and thought hmmm, this is pretty good but dang talk about eating all your calories in one sitting!
So I got inspired with an old family recipe for cinnmon maple glazed pecans and thought, hey, why not use pumpkin spice!
How To Make Maple Glazed Pumpkin Spice Pecans
These yummy maple glazed pumpkin spice pecans are made in the oven.
- Begin by preheating the oven to 350°F.
- Place a small sauce pan on a medium high heat and add real butter, maple syrup, brown sugar. When butter begins to melt stir and add pumpkin pie spice.
- Stir again to distribute pumpkin pie spice.
- When mixture starts to boil add pecans and cook for another two to three minutes. Make sure all pecans are coated with the yummy pumpkin spiced maple glaze!
- Spread pecans in a single layer and place on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake for 6 minutes. Open oven an remove, stir pecans, and make sure they are still in a single layer. Return to oven for 2 to 3 minutes until desired golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
These scrumptions maple glazed pumpkin spice pecans will be such a treat for guests! Use these as snacks, on salads, chopped an top on iced cupcakes or cookies! There are so many wonderul ways to serve these yummy glazed pecans.
Other Fun Fall Recipes
- Scare Crow Snack Mix – Hint: add some of these yummy pecans!
- Creamy Potato Soup with Irish Soda Bread
- Broccoli and Apple Pecans Salad – Yep! Add the maple glazed pecans!
Maple Glazed Pumpkin Spice Pecans
These delicious and aromatic pecans are simple to make in under 20 minutes! Sweetened with real maple syrup and brown sugar and then jazzed up with pumpkin spice. So good you will want to make a double batch!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons real salted butter
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 cups shelled pecan halves
Instructions
- Begin by preheating the oven to 350°F.
- Place a small sauce pan on a medium high heat and add real butter, maple syrup, brown sugar. When butter begins to melt stir and add pumpkin pie spice.
- Stir again to distribute pumpkin pie spice.
- When mixture starts to boil add pecans and cook for another two to three minutes. Make sure all pecans are coated with glaze!
- Spread pecans in a single layer and place on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake for 6 minutes. Open oven an remove, stir pecans, and make sure they are still in a single layer. Return to oven for 2 to 3 minutes until desired golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
Notes
Add a dash of cayenne pepper for a hint of heat!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 27Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 12mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 0g